Australian selection in previous years. He was still a force though, gaining recognition by being honoured in the initial All-Australian squad of 40. His season nearly came to an abrupt end, when during the third quarter of the Preliminary Final between Geelong and West Coast, he appeared to sustain a serious injury to his left knee. Racing against the clock in order to gain fitness for the Grand Final against the Magpies, it was heavily speculated that Johnson would be unable to gain full fitness in time. For almost the entire week, whilst his teammates trained in the spotlight, Johnson spent time up in Melbourne in a hyperbaric chamber. He recovered, and played a vital part in the Cats win over the Pies. He went on to kick 4 goals amongst 14 possessions, thus claiming his third premiership medallion. GWS Giants In October 2015, Johnson signed a one-year contract with . In his first match against his old club in Round 2, Johnson kicked two goals as his new club won by 13 points. On 28 September 2016 Johnson announced he had signed a one-year contract extension with GWS, after missing their preliminary final loss due to suspension. Johnson played the final game of his career in the 2017 Preliminary Final, where he collected 15 disposals and 4 marks in a 36-point loss to Richmond. Statistics |- |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 12 || 16 || 12 || 101 || 50 || 151 || 40 || 28 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 8.4 || 4.2 || 12.6 || 3.3 || 2.3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 15 || 23 || 12 || 122 || 49 || 171 || 54 || 29 || 1.5 || 0.8 || 8.1 || 3.3 || 11.4 || 3.6 || 1.9 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 13 || 21 || 19 || 143 || 54 || 197 || 58 || 31 || 1.6 || 1.5 || 11.0 || 4.2 || 15.2 || 4.5 || 2.4 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 12 || 18 || 15 || 129 || 51 || 180 || 59 || 19 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 10.8 || 4.3 || 15.0 || 4.9 || 1.6 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 15